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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Butterflies (1) _____body parts. The head, the thorax and the abdomen. They have four wings and six legs attached to the thorax. The colours and patterns (2) _____a butterfly's wings (3) _____them to blend (4)_____ its surrounding and protects it from its predators. Proboscis helps (5)______ from the flowers.

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Option 1: has three

Option 2: only three

Option 3: have three

Option 4: had three


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: have three


Solution : The right option is the third option.

In the given sentence, the subject "butterflies" is plural. Therefore, the verb must agree in number with a plural subject, which is why have is used. Have three correctly conveys that butterflies, as a group, possess three body parts.

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